English stand-up comedian and presenter, Judi Love, has a real name – Judy Veronica Thomas.
Love began her stand-up career in 2011 and has since become a panelist on the ITV talk show Loose Women.
As well as competing on the BBC competition series MasterChef, Love also competed in the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing, finishing in tenth place.
Judi Love is a star with a personal connection to social work. After caring for her mum for many years, she bagged a master’s degree in social work at the Tavistock Institute.
Love began comedy when she performed a set in front of her class for a module, in which she revealed the comedic side of caring for her mother, who died in 2009 from dementia.
In 2011, Love made her professional stage debut with a show titled Laughter is Healing. Love hosted the 2019 London Critics’ Circle Awards, and in 2020, she began appearing as a panelist on the ITV talk show Loose Women.
Love also appeared on Celebrity MasterChef in July 2020, in which she was a finalist.
In 2021, Love was announced as a contestant on the nineteenth series of Strictly Come Dancing. She was eliminated on 31 October 2021, finishing in tenth place.